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Dystonia in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6
Author(s) -
Sethi Kapil D.,
Jankovic Joseph
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.1252
Subject(s) - dystonia , spinocerebellar ataxia , ataxia , neurological disorder , movement disorders , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pediatrics , neuroscience , central nervous system disease , psychology , psychiatry , pathology , disease
Abstract Spinocerebellar ataxias are heterogeneous disorders with overlapping clinical features. Spinocerebellar ataxia‐6 is a dominantly inherited condition characterized by relatively pure ataxia with a paucity of other manifestations including extrapyramidal findings. We report on two patients with genetically proven SCA‐6 who had dystonia. One patient presented initially with dystonia, which remained the most disabling problem. Dystonia may occur in SCA‐6 and can be disabling. © 2001 Movement Disorder Society.